scottwetzel Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Has anyone ever tried or is there a way to change the headlamps over to a modern lamp and bulb set up instead of the sealed beams? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 my son swapped mine over in the '86. got everything he needed at Iowa 80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I Googled this alot and found out Chinise light units on ebay with clear glasses.Don't know how good they would work.My task is slightly different, I'm looking for Euro lights to install to the MH. Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I just tried to swap mine out for a set that took 9007 bulbs but they were too deep and im too anal to cut out the back of the buckets. They ,make some buckets that use an H3 bulb that should fit since the back is flat, I have used them before on another truck but I havent tried em on the RW yet. The 9007 lights were from United Pacific and I wanted them because they are actually glass, the ones that take the H3 bulbs are plastic and you can get them from Summit, Jegs or Ebay, just search for H4656 replacement headlight. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog1988 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 I just tried to swap mine out for a set that took 9007 bulbs but they were too deep and im too anal to cut out the back of the buckets. They ,make some buckets that use an H3 bulb that should fit since the back is flat, I have used them before on another truck but I havent tried em on the RW yet. The 9007 lights were from United Pacific and I wanted them because they are actually glass, the ones that take the H3 bulbs are plastic and you can get them from Summit, Jegs or Ebay, just search for H4656 replacement headlight.We ran into the same issue, but they do fit if you hard wire them in. What I mean by that was get rid of the connector that would have plugged into the old headlamp and wire it direct to the connector that goes onto the 9007 bulb. Just a thought, some of you may not have be interested in doing it, but having more light was worth it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb502 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I couldn't even get the housing and bulb into my buckets, I didn't even have the plug on the back of the light yet. Looked like I needed about 3/8-1/2" to fit it all in, without the plug it only lacked about an 1/8" of seating all the way. Quote "Any Society that would give up a little LIBERTY to gain a little SECURITY will Deserve Neither and LOSE BOTH" -Benjamin Franklin"If your gonna be STUPID, you gotta be TOUGH" "You cant always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you get what you need" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog1988 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Huh, fit in ours snugly but they fit by cutting out the adapter connector. Maybe they are different lights but I am almost positive the ones we put in are also united pacific. Edited May 28, 2014 by Superdog1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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